Iun

Hippo Birdie. DaaaaaAAAAAaaaaaHhhhh!

Well, isn't it JUST WONDERFUL to be you!?

You're suggesting Nintendo made it easier to copy games in order that Nintendo could make more profit for themselves? Maiky, I love you sometimes...

But Nintendo also make it easier for people in countries where the Wii is not on general sale to say say "Ah, F*ck it, they don't care about us..." and then go out and buy a modded machine. I wanted to buy an American machine out here, but then found out that Nintendo would make it off-warranty, that games were as expensive in the West, when salaries are significantly lower in this region. Plus if I brought my Wii with me from England, Nintendo would have cast me down from Heaven and refused to repair it. So what was my choice? Take a stand against the pirates and adopt a holier-than-thou attitude? Or play the games I want to play, in the only way I can? Nintendo have no-one else but themselves to blame for people in this region buying pirated software, but in the West... well, retailers have to shoulder a lot of the blame for game prices.

Amen to that.

It's not physically possible to buy a Wii in China because Nintendo are so worried about piracy. The result? Retailes import consoles from Japan and America, chip them and sell pirated games.

That's what she said.

Agree with Moogle. Freedom is a privilege given to those who do not break the law.

Iun appreciates Mcoy. Mcoy is a breath of fesh air in a sometimes stale environment.

Oh dude, so sorry to here this. Get well soon!

Goodness...

Sounding like a trumpet: "Wah wah Waaaaaa"

"...it's all your fault mum, all your fault."

One chance only. That's enough for everyone. If you are too stubborn, stupid or self-centred to take it, you don't deserve another one. But there is nothing wrong with working to atone for your mistake.

It's a difficult question of age, assigning an arbitrary number for a whole society means that some people are excluded from responsibility when they know exactly what they are doing. Cases should probably be assessed on individual merit, but this would likely cause a lot of problems. So I guess 10 would be about right. What really needs to go is this "protect the identity" thing we give to youngsters. They should be thrown to the wolves like any other criminal. Also, I'd more for a lift on the law that allows false rape claimants to be protected. A good friend of mine was sat next to me for a whole night drinking and chatting, the next day he was accused of rape by someone at the same party. For a fortnight, his life was hell, and he confessed he was considering killing himself - the papers took it as a sign of guilt. Once everybody's testimonies were heard, the case was thrown out, but we never found out who it was who had accused him.

*hugs for you honey* Just be patient, all you need to do is let him know that you really care about him and that you will no matter what.

Hide the other plates. Everyone else should take a plate, knife, fork, spoon, glass and bowl into their room, only clan your own stuff and then when he needs things, he'll have to use dirty things or clean up after himself. University is fun. Oh wait, no. University is hell because you finally realise that there are so many people who don't give a toss about anyone but themselves.

Best curry house in Shanghai is near to my old apartment. Run by an English-born Indian family, they had just the biggest variety of curries I have ever seen, plus they were ultra-nice to everyone who went in, even the drunk japanese guys.

Er... Ha'way the lads? *slinks off to a more tame thread* There's nothing wrong with pride in your side winning, but there's no point in celebrating say, a 15-0 demolition of a side who have 5 injured first-team regulars and are currently going through administration, and would be in a bad league position regardless. That's what gets my goat when people go around yelling "'mon the GOOOOOONERS!!! WHOOOOOO!" When all you've done is beaten a Championship side. You are measured by the class of your opponents, not the margin of victory.

Winter Wonderland. Or White Christmas. But I really prefer Christmas Carols.

We don't get the proper Dairy Milk stuff in China, the milk out here is wrong for making chocolate. Anyone who sends me some gets either (a) Free Hugs or (b) Fancy Chopsticks. Oh, and we have "Dove" here too, it's a pale imitation of Galaxy.

Ross Noble. Undoubtedly one of the funniest men alive. Jimmy Carr and Russel Brand are not funny, however. Jimmy Carr in particular gets boos for believing that swearing at the Prince of Wales charity gig for CHILDREN was going to go down well.

Good/Bad Day. Good because I'm off work. Bad because the highlight of my day is going to be walking to Ikea and buying all the energy saver bulbs I need. I am actually quite excited by this prospect.

Because sometimes and only sometimes, there is true justice in the world: the bad are properly punished and the good are rewarded.

Bless her. I seriously hope that one day the Second Amendment is repealed.